Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher; Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle with heavy offering. Buyers showed good interest in weaned cattle and cattle with favorable condition, off colored or pinkeye scared cattle sold at a discount.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.19/cwt on 742 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −93.08 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$137.19

742 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$26.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.99

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	594	138.10	821	716
Medium and Large 2-3	627	112.03	703	26

One grade step is worth $26.07/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale742 hd

137.19

—

KY average27 barns · 7,213 hd

138.17

−0.99

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−93.08

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,601	73.00	1,169	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	53.90	749	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	49.70	572	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	40.85	430	9thin

Every lot, as filed

100 lots · USDA AMS · Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	580	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	629	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	119.43/cwt	109.00–127.00	629	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	118.46/cwt	109.00–127.00	678	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	122.47/cwt	119.00–128.00	697	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.31/cwt	110.00–130.00	664	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	136.62/cwt	128.00–143.00	645	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	116.80/cwt	107.00–124.00	718	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	118.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	777	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	132.12/cwt	122.00–140.00	556	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	118.59/cwt	116.00–119.00	875	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	145.27/cwt	130.00–151.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	145.26/cwt	130.00–153.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	927	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	114.06/cwt	110.00–118.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	115.89/cwt	109.00–123.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	140.20/cwt	139.00–142.00	876	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	132.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,059	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	142.07/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,057	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	147.93/cwt	146.00–151.00	786	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	140.40/cwt	140.00–140.50	965	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	113.75/cwt	110.00–116.00	653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	829	110.19/cwt	110.00–111.00	913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	101.39/cwt	91.00–104.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	100.00/cwt	95.00–105.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	102.65/cwt	94.00–111.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	106.25/cwt	102.50–110.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	866	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,052	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	557	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	358	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	713	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	47.45/cwt	44.00–49.00	525	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	32.60/cwt	27.00–38.00	320	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	55.78/cwt	50.50–60.50	778	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	48.25/cwt	46.00–49.50	664	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	52.55/cwt	49.00–58.50	622	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	46.84/cwt	44.50–48.50	524	17
Bulls	—	—	1,694	78.69/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,333	4
Bulls	—	—	1,578	73.72/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,163	4
Bulls	—	—	1,508	64.45/cwt	62.00–67.00	972	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,553	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,433	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	611.48/cwt	510.00–750.00	7,277	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	746.96/cwt	570.00–975.00	9,486	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,514	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	922.75/cwt	650.00–1,300.00	11,562	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	922.29/cwt	850.00–950.00	12,064	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	15,929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	150.85/cwt	150.00–152.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	159.96/cwt	159.00–162.00	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	139.03/cwt	120.00–144.00	729	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	130.04/cwt	120.00–137.00	811	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	133.56/cwt	121.00–144.00	777	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	136.77/cwt	122.00–144.00	652	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	127.93/cwt	123.50–131.00	968	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	130.82/cwt	121.00–135.00	880	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	140.87/cwt	130.00–149.00	604	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	151.27/cwt	145.00–154.00	582	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	131.38/cwt	118.50–135.00	959	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	147.23/cwt	140.00–153.00	481	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	156.73/cwt	155.00–158.00	445	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	124.58/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	440	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	149.92/cwt	146.00–153.00	853	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	153.99/cwt	152.00–157.00	654	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	121.62/cwt	109.00–130.00	578	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	121.57/cwt	112.00–130.00	513	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	115.49/cwt	110.00–125.50	721	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	116.51/cwt	109.00–125.50	789	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	120.69/cwt	111.00–137.00	456	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	927	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	112.45/cwt	100.00–122.00	920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	120.15/cwt	116.00–123.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	117.87/cwt	112.50–123.00	383	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	121.78/cwt	121.00–122.50	339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	275	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

Thu Nov 7, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,863Last week 1,294Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 128Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 121Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	580	108.50	108.50
10	—	500	115.00	115.00
2	—	440	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	527	109.00–127.00	119.43
78	—	572	109.00–127.00	118.46
76	—	475	109.00–130.00	121.62
56	—	422	112.00–130.00	121.57
37	—	624	110.00–125.50	115.49
31	—	677	109.00–125.50	116.51
19	—	378	111.00–137.00	120.69
8	—	796	116.50	116.50
7	—	818	100.00–122.00	112.45
7	—	724	116.00–123.00	120.15
5	—	325	112.50–123.00	117.87
2	—	278	121.00–122.50	121.78
1	—	950	90.00	90.00
1	—	225	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	620	95.00	95.00
5	—	658	91.00–104.00	101.39
3	—	558	105.00	105.00
3	—	525	95.00–105.00	100.00
3	—	485	105.00	105.00
2	—	418	94.00–111.00	102.65
2	—	305	102.50–110.00	106.25
1	—	395	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	644	134.50	134.50
40	—	779	135.00	135.00
10	—	411	135.50	135.50
3	—	690	132.00	132.00
3	—	358	130.00	130.00
2	—	515	138.50	138.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	569	119.00–128.00	122.47
22	—	530	110.00–130.00	125.31
21	—	472	128.00–143.00	136.62
20	—	615	107.00–124.00	116.80
9	—	656	110.00–120.00	118.50
9	—	421	122.00–140.00	132.12
7	—	738	116.00–119.00	118.59
4	—	373	130.00–151.00	145.27
3	—	327	130.00–153.00	145.26
2	—	800	100.00	100.00
2	—	770	114.00	114.00
1	—	900	101.00	101.00
1	—	875	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	103.00	103.00
100	—	524	120.00–144.00	139.03
63	—	624	120.00–137.00	130.04
62	—	582	121.00–144.00	133.56
54	—	477	122.00–144.00	136.77
46	—	757	123.50–131.00	127.93
33	—	673	121.00–135.00	130.82
31	—	429	130.00–149.00	140.87
26	—	385	145.00–154.00	151.27
18	—	730	118.50–135.00	131.38
9	—	327	140.00–153.00	147.23
7	—	284	155.00–158.00	156.73
4	—	824	118.00–128.00	124.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	927	100.00	100.00
2	—	625	110.00–118.00	114.06
2	—	473	109.00–123.00	115.89
2	—	392	124.00	124.00
1	—	750	103.00	103.00
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	119.00	119.00
8	—	574	110.00–116.00	113.75
5	—	829	110.00–111.00	110.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	625	139.00–142.00	140.20
45	—	802	130.00–133.00	132.00
41	—	744	139.00–142.50	142.07
38	—	531	146.00–151.00	147.93
34	—	687	140.00–140.50	140.40
7	—	465	150.00–152.00	150.85
6	—	370	159.00–162.00	159.96
14	—	569	146.00–153.00	149.92
12	—	425	152.00–157.00	153.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,107	44.00–49.00	47.45
4	—	983	27.00–38.00	32.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,394	50.50–60.50	55.78
3	—	1,377	46.00–49.50	48.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,184	49.00–58.50	52.55
17	—	1,119	44.50–48.50	46.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,694	78.00–81.00	78.69
4	—	1,578	70.00–77.50	73.72
3	—	1,508	62.00–67.00	64.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,190	510.00–750.00	611.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,270	570.00–975.00	746.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,253	650.00–1,300.00	922.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,308	850.00–950.00	922.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,435	1,110.00	1,110.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle